YOUNG people are bringing a modern mix of Shakespeare's The Tempest and the 1956 film, the Forbidden Planet, to the stage later this month.

The Rainbow Youth Theatre's show, Return to the Forbidden Planet, integrates characters based on the Shakespearean play and songs from the 1960s, including Good Vibrations and The Young Ones. The cast of 12 children, aged between nine and 16, will be performing the show at Harraton Community Centre, in Fatfield, Washington, between October 27 and October 29.

Tickets can be obtained from Freda Brennan on 0191-416 3454.